Combined fan and vibrator actuating means.



T. J. NASH.

COMRII-ID FAN AND Va'f? AGTUATING MEANS.

APPLICAHUH' nlm wapa?. 1911 l ,O-9,750. Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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APFLIGATION FILED NOV. 27, 1911.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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fSpeclncatloiiof Letters liatent'fp l Patented Apr. 22,1913. appnomonald :tovenaar :2a-3191i. ,senainoieaasea T o aZZ whom 'it may concern.' 'i lg: Be it'lmown that' I, THoMAs JNAsH, a citizen of the United States, residing at-Lmcoln, in the county of Lanoasterand .State of b 'Nebrnskmhave invented anew and Improved Combined FanI and `Vibrator 4'Actuating` Means, v'of which'the .following is a specification. v t

M invention is an -improvedmeans operablye by hand for actuating a fan, a' vibrator, orother device, and it rimaril has for eral character' stated that,I can be. easilyIA and conveniently*operated-that can be quickly cal, or/otherl purposes, I A

This/invention furtherhas for 1ts object to provide jan' appliance .asV stated, vof a simple and inexpensive character-:in `which' 2a` the several co erative arts are so designed ,thatl th 'can egreadi yl assembledl forI use and for ein convenientlylhandled and -effectively-a p 'ed for the'- intended' purposes.

' ",Withot er objectezin view, mymvention ,25 comprises ,generallyg a ,rotary shaft adapted for car 1n -a :tam-favibrator,"l org'other, de-

vice a r an pressedl lever,: :z fzeverselygro {tatable 'shaft` rotatable in. one l direction un'- `derjaction of rotatable under spring action, and means including an' automat1cally= shiftable ear mechanism for imparting a continuous igh eed rotationlin onedirection tothe fan Vor vibrator icarryin `\.shaft.'.

vention ,embodies-'the peculiary construction and novel arrangement ofthe'parts hereinafter fully i described, specifically 'pointed out in4 thel appended claims,iand illustratedv in the accompanying.` drawings, in 'which f EFigure 1, is a erspective view of my invention, the same eingadjusted[foroperating a fan.vFig..2, isa' similar view showingut ad'usted. asa vibrator. 'j-.Fiifa tu inal. section of-,they app iance shownin Fig. 1. Fi 4is afront view,v thereof, the hand' lever ing shown toits closed-inf` position. in .dotted-linea? Fig.15,fis ahorizontal section v ofi the actuating mechanism taken substantiallfon the linefifA-.fft-on4 Figa, vthe lfan,l guard sing` omitteldsii f,

i In the'practxcalarrangemnt mygrinvention Y, embodies ,av'lsuitable-,snp orting,- frame iincluding'a front A'plate 1,- pre erablyf'of cir-Av cular shape and provided-with a large numits object to providean app iance o lthe genj changed-from a fan to a vibrator,for modif y.'thehand lever, andf-reversely j 3, is -a longi-f beril'iftperforations for lightness'and-a free circulation. Y

2& designates a tubular memberthat proectsfrom. one edge of theafront plate, it iaving atenon that fits in an aperture l in the plate 1 and is secured bythe threaded Washer. 2". The tubular member is' stationary wit-hrespect tothe front late andon the outer-,end thereof is fixedly ielda handle 3 that extends atright an les from the tubular'y memberQ andin a p ane parallel with thefrontplate .1.; ftdesi natesffa solid shaft'that iszrockably mounte lon-the--tubularmember 2 .land the opposite ends'` .5v-and- 6 ares nare. to respectlvelyre'ceive Aan loscillatory ever. 8, and-an o erating :lever `'7, the :latterv being heldon -tie outerend 6.of the sha'ft.4 bythe screw gboltl, as is-'clearly shown in thes'drawing.

"uBy, reason ofmounting thejlever, 7a and the stationary handle' in the manner shown and 3 described, they operator by closin the lever :1.7, .underdmnd pressure, towar the yhandle'3,.rocks the shaftv 4 in onedirection, see arrow.14, for actuating they power'transmittingfmeanain one direction.

e .Theipovvera transmittingvpmeans, l the ,construction o'fwhichv is best shown in Fi 3, lin'cludesthe lever arm 8 fxedlyfmounte lon the inner'endof the-shaft 4to rock with the said'shaftinthe direction indicatedby the arrow;` 14,. .under the: hand lever'action bef fore stated,l and to l.be rocked `with lthe :said shaft i4-in 'the opposite` direction; under the action'l of thespring 17 i. thatcoils aboutthe 'inner endof the tube 2, one arm? 17l ofwhich is secured.' to 'the member 8- and-the other arm17P of-whichis made fastto the inside ofztheffront plate'l. 19 designatesa main drive ear journaled u on'astud .axle 20 mountein the front p ateAand-formed with a-ratchet hub 21 to which 'a continuous rotary motion in one 'directionfp-isimparted `by *thel double ratchet rackmember` 10 which includes a bifurcated -portlomhaving the oppositely faced ratchet teeth ',-fy y. onk their adjacent inner faces, which. alternately arey brought `into engagelment withjthe-ratchet hub 21. Member 10 also hasan..,angle arm 11 .that is 'ipivotally connectedto ztheouter endof the oscillatory arm 8 jby `the-screw pivot 12.

designates: a lantern pinion that' looselv revolves. on. a long!` stud bolt 22, and whicb meshes with the drive gear 19.

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18 designates a thin spring washer mount-- ed on the v'stud axle 20 that bears upon and exerts alf' slight 1 pressuref- ,on '-.ythat' `gbigtiireated rackl member lto'lhold it against thefwheel 19 and in position for,` properly?eiigagingwith4 the ratchet hub 21.` f

ing 25 of the fan 26 when'the evi'ce is in" -tendedforqdriving a fan, the bushin ,hav-f ing oppositelyfdisposed notches 26` or re?.

ceii-'ing t.he lugs 27 that lock the gear arbor and the'jfan'to move togetlier.' a

`Whenthe device is used'as ay fandrive a wire ca @-9.8is deta'cliably mounted over the fan an front platevthefsaid'cage consisting ofradiallydisposed iard` Wires"29"ihaving the the longlbolt22, whichsecurely holds fthe' cage in position, the said/disk '31'also. formk ingfalconvenient surface for designating theA name'of thefarticle orfowner thereof. y'

.33'and34 are stops 'onthe front plate for limiting the j. throw of the' arm `8 1n' either direction.' f w y v L When my:inventionf-isarranged as a vibrator the fan-and its cage are removed and a' vibrator substituted therefor, see Fig. '2 `of the drawings/ j v 50 designates the applicator which"is'u`se'd when .the 'device is to beemployed as 'a vibrator. Y

Byffreason 'of the peculiari construction and combinationl ofparts, 'as shown-` and described, itiwill be'a parent,byfrefer'rng to the drawinggthatw en the operatorpresses the lever 7 toward thch'and-hold-B, the shaft- 4 is rockedl and member 8is oscillated in the direction of the arrow14,i7until it` strikes stop-33, and in doin so,by`vreasonfof'the pivotal connection' o lthe rack member, the said member is shifted `to `bringthe rack teeth m into engagement with'th'ef ratchet 21, as the said member, by reason yof its now relatively fixed connectionwith the'arm 8, is movedV in the direction indicated. l

The pivotal section 12 'isin the-'nature of a loose pivot and assumin'g-the'parts'to be 1nl the positionshown in' Figf',4 and' the member 8faboutito-be'move`d inthe direction' of -the arrow' shown thereon; as; the member 8 moves in such direction, thejconl nectionj between the teeth'fr/fand'the inerti#4 b'er Qlfwillibe brokenibv the'jfree" endlof 'the memberlOmovingor yin- 'ith'r'ownto the right'in Fig. Bfdue tothe 's ape`fof"'th'e rack teeth,l thuathrowingv the teethm' into engagement'with' the' ,member 721`fa`nd .further movemeut of the member8'-inl the directionv of l g tubular eXtensi-onthat.- forms an arbor 24 ,for receivinf1r the bushj-Q- the'. operating parts' backof .the

the arrow 14 will cause the gear 19 to turn in a coiinter-cloclt-wise direction. A similar faction takes-i-place on the reverse movement op 'ositey direction, rocking shaft stand carrying'fha'ndle backy to the first position and by reason of the pivotal connection of meinber 19the toothed face is instant-ly thrown -out ofi'engagement with the ratchet 21 and the other teeth i/ are brought into engagement with* the said ratchet, it being obvious that tliebconnection between members 8 and 10 is noivagain a relatively fixed one, causing, as it were, the member 1() to swing in the up or reverse direction and thereby continuino the impulse on the ratchet. Z1 in the samedirection.

The arrangement of the several parts shown and described is a preferred one, it being, however, understood that the details of `construction shown and described may be, readilyv modified to suit the particular device to be operated without departing from my invention under the scope of the ap endedclaims. VhatrItclaim is:

' 1; In an appliance of the character stated, a rock shaft, a lever carried byjsaid shaft, meanseontinuously' tending to move said lever in 'onedirectiom a 'duplex rack device including two distinct rack sections rigidly connected" together and spaced apart, and

van armprojecting at right angles to said rack. sections, means for pivotally connecting said-lever to the end'of said arm', a second'shaft, a pinion on said'second shaft to coperate with said duplex rack member, the distance between the rackseetions "of said rack Imemberbeing greater than'thel diameter=of "said pinion whercby'but one yrack section will engage said'pinion at a time.l

2.* In an'applianeeof lthe character vdescribed, the combination with a driven shaft, a' rock shaft, manually'actuated meansifor rocking said shaft in one direction', a spring power-fiorrockingthe said rock shaft in the v opposite direction whenv the manual power is relaxed, power transmission mechanism for impart-ing a continuous rotary motion to the drivenshaft from the rock shaft, said mechanism including a'rat'chet driving`r gear, an oscillatory arm carried by the rock'shaft, a duplex. ratchet lever that alternately 'engages'..thc ratchet gear onits opposite'isides as t-he said oscillatory arm moves in'fits reverse directions, and a'resilientmeans for holding the du lex" ratchet lever, and the ratchet gear in lig t frictional contact." I8.In an'appliancoof the character deseribed,`'the combination with a driven shaft, a-'rock shaft, manually actuated means for f as will'beclearly understood by reference `tothe drawings.

#-iVhen the hand pressure is relaxed, the 'spring -17 instantly moves the arm 8 in the iso rocking saidshaft in one direction, a spring power for rocking the said rock shaft in the opposite direction when the manual power is relaxed, power transmission mechanism for imparting a continuous rotary motion to the driven shaft from the rock shaft, said mechanism including a ratchet driving gear, an oscillatory arm carried by the rock shaft, a duplex ratchet lever that alternately engages the ratchet gear on its opposite sides as the said oscillatory arm moves in its re` verse directions, and a spring washer on the ratchet gear shaft interposed between the ratchet lever and the framing for holding the duplex ratchet lever in frictional contact with the ratchet gear.

4. In an appliance of the character stated,

a rock shaft, a lever having one end mounted on said rock shaft, means continuously tending to move said lever in one direction, a pinion carrying shaft and a pinion carion carried thereby, a duplex rack member including two parallel rack portions for alternately coperating with saidY pinion to turn the same in one direction, said rack member including an arm extending at right angles to said rack sections, means for pivotally and frictionally connecting the end of said arm to the end ofsaid lever, and means for rocking said rock shaft.

THOMAS J. NASH. Witnesses:

GEORGE E. HIBNER, GEO. P. ELMEN. 

